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Review: 3 generations of women star in 'The Spectacular'

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Sep 14, 2021 8:21 AM - Zoe Whittall's 'œThe Spectacular' follows three generations of women as they navigate love, life, and motherhood
Book review: Colson Whitehead's loving '60s-era homage to noir and NYC

By Ann Levin
Sep 14, 2021 6:00 AM - Ray Carney is the kind of outlaw you want to root for because he's kind, generous, loves his wife and family, and is "only slightly bent when it came to being crooked." He's the hard-working, upwardly aspirational anti-hero of "Harlem Shuffle," Colson Whitehead's loving homage to noir fiction and nostalgic look at the city that never sleeps in the late 1950s and early '60s.
Review: Liane Moriarty hits an ace with 'Apples Never Fall'

By ROB MERRILL
Sep 13, 2021 12:09 PM - 'œWho knew there were so many tennis metaphors for life?'
Review: Whitehead's loving '60s-era homage to noir and NYC

By ANN LEVIN
Sep 13, 2021 11:31 AM - Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead is out with a new book, 'œHarlem Shuffle,' a loving tribute to hard-boiled crime fiction set in Harlem in the early 1960s
Book review: 'Fates and Furies' author sets new novel in nunnery

By Ann Levin
Sep 13, 2021 6:00 AM - Little is known about Marie de France, a 12th-century poet who lived in England but is known for the romances and fables she wrote in French. From a handful of facts, Lauren Groff has written a richly imaginative account of her life that casts her as a mystic, warrior and proto-feminist separatist.
Book review: 'The War For Gloria' is an epic coming-of-age tale

By Molly Sprayregen
Sep 11, 2021 7:28 AM - "The War For Gloria" is a force, an epic coming-of-age tale filled with pain, heartache, fear and undying love. When you think the story might turn one direction, it turns another. But what remains steadfast throughout is a teenage son's devotion to his mother, who has ALS.
Gail Borden to host Preview Night for book sale Sept. 15

Submitted by Gail Borden Public Library
Sep 10, 2021 6:39 PM - Gail Borden Public Library's annual book sale returns from Sept. 15-19. The funds that are generated from the annual book sale have always gone to extremely worthy causes, helping to fund summer reading, exhibits, and more.
Lombard library to eliminate overdue fines

By Scott C. Morgan
Sep 10, 2021 7:30 AM - The Helen Plum Library in Lombard plans to eliminate overdue fines starting Nov. 1. The majority of the library's board of trustees voted Wednesday to restructure its overdue policies.
Festivals Sept. 10-16: Festival of the Vine, Fringe Fest, Naper Pride Fest and more

By Luke Zurawski
Sep 8, 2021 4:02 PM - Say goodbye to the waning days of summer at a local festival, including Sandwich Fair, Winfield Good Old Days, Platzkonzert Germanfest, Art on the Fox, Rockin' in the Park in Rosemont, Mundelein Arts Festival, Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago and many more.
Anderson's Bookshop celebrates four decades in Downers Grove

By Scott C. Morgan
Sep 8, 2021 2:36 PM - Anderson's Bookshop is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Downers Grove location, albeit a year late due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The store is running a raffle for prizes and discounts.

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